Find a Best Friends Partner

Best Friends partners are comprised of thousands of public and private shelters, rescue groups, spay/neuter organizations and other animal welfare groups, all working to save the lives of dogs and cats in communities like yours across the country.

Each and every one of our partners needs caring people like you to adopt, foster, donate, volunteer and advocate to help save the lives of pets where you live.

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Jamaica Plain, MA

Black Cat Rescue is a No-Kill cat rescue organization in Boston, MA. Our all-volunteer network of foster homes is dedicated to saving the lives of homeless black cats and kittens (only half as likely to get adopted as other cat colors!) by providing quality foster care while actively seeking loving, permanent adoptive homes. We also work to improve the public image of both black cats and animal adoption.

Oakland, FL

Polka Dogz Pet Rescue is a 501c3 organization and our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and re-home dogs while educating the community on responsible pet ownership.

Woodland Hills, CA

J.J. Woofin Paws Rescue Agency specializes in finding you the perfect dog to adopt. We carefully match you with the right animal for you and your family, based on the dog's breed, temperament, personality, physical needs, and other similar criteria. We primarily rescue and rehome dogs from high kill Los Angeles shelters, as well as animals abandoned by their owners.

Burlington, KY

Our mission is to provide services which safeguard the public health and safety, to humanely house and care for animals in its charge, to protect the animals of the community from abuse and neglect, to end the euthanasia of healthy adoptable animals and to provide its citizens with information concerning responsible ownership.

New Iberia, LA

For over 35 years, Angel Paws has worked tirelessly to provide animals with homes and has saved countless animals from a life of homelessness and neglect.Angel Paws is a local leader in areas of adoption, animal welfare, rescue, and the fight against animal cruelty. We provide animals with medical care, food, shelter, love, and a second chance at life.Organized for the purpose of preventing and relieving suffering to and among animals and to disseminate the humane ethic in Iberia Parish and adjacent areas, Angel Paws has left its mark on not only the animal community but also Iberia Parish as a whole. They have and continue to reduce the over-population of domestic animals in the area served by the society through spay, neuter, and vaccination programs, seek to return lost animals to their owners, and take pride in finding suitable homes for animals without owners.

Mountain View, CA

The Dancing Cat is a 501(c)(3) non-profit cat rescue organization dedicated to finding creative ways to connect homeless cats to wonderful forever homes. We are also committed to providing a community space where cat lovers can meet, mingle, and connect. Through our work, we aim to grow support for cats in our community.

Troy, MI

Paws for Life's mission is to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves; to rescue and rehome abandoned pets, matching animals and families to find the right fit for everyone and promising to exhaust all efforts to place adoptable pets in lifelong, loving homes; to promote humane education, spay/neuter initiatives and respect for all living things; to prevent and report cruelty to animals; to participate in disaster animal response; to improve the lives of animals and end the suffering created by puppy mills, animal fighters and backyard breeders; and to be a driving force, leader and champion for animal welfare in Michigan.

Hayward, WI

For 24 years the Northwoods Humane Society has been serving the animals and people of Sawyer County and the surrounding areas. We provide a sheltered enviroment, medical care, training and socialization to those animals in need who are waiting for homes. NHS's purpose continues to grow and respond to the needs set in front of us.

Saint Charles, MO

To provide support, both financial and in-kind, to help animals in our community who are in need of shelter and care, and to ultimately find a loving home through adoption.

Quincy, IL

Quincy K-9 Connection (QK9C) is a non-profit animal welfare organization committed to giving every dog (and cat) in our community's high-kill shelters a chance at a loving, forever home. We network with other licensed rescue organizations to find placement for animals at risk. We then transport those same animals to the organizations willing to help find loving homes for each. We are a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization, staffed only by volunteers. We rely solely on the time, talent, and resources of both our donors and our volunteers. We are based in Quincy, IL.

Arlington, TX

Sponsor Adoptions works in the community and directly with animal shelters to offer another alternative to euthanasia.

Wheaton, IL

St. Sophia's Forgotten Felines is a non-profit foster-based cat rescue in Westmont, IL.Established in late 2010, St. Sophia's strives to be the best in temporary care for cats in transition.What does this mean?It means that the cats in our care aren't intended to stay in our care.Our hope is a forever home for every adoptable cat ' no more homeless cats!

Spring Hill, FL

Paw Warriors fights for animals in need and battles the overpopulation of unwanted cats through advocacy and humane education. Our no-kill 501(c)(3) exists to mitigate the overpopulation and suffering of feral and stray cats by providing critical care to injured/sick cats and promoting sterilization of all cats; providing a safe, secure environment for permanent and adoptable residents; assisting people with pet medical needs; and educating the public about spay/neuter.

Wilson, NC

Our mission statement is helping the animals in need in our county by promoting and providing resources to the community. This will be done by sheltering, adoptions, education, low-cost spay/neuter, TVNR and community outreach.

San Marcos, TX

Our mission is to rescue, raise, and re-home the tiniest community felines in Hays County and surrounding rural areas. Our vision is that each kitten born on the streets will achieve humane, loving outcomes, and each community cat will live a full life without perpetuating the cycle of breeding.

Clay Center, KS

CCARE is dedicated to improving the lives of companion animals in our community and finding permanent and loving adoptive homes for the animals in our care. We provide a safe haven for animals in transition, serve as advocates for them and their people, work to end overpopulation and educate the public about compassion and responsibility towards all animals.

Long Beach, NY

Pets for Patriots gives the most overlooked sheltered animals hope and a home through companion pet adoption by United States military veterans and their families. Our mission is to give the gifts of fidelity, joy and companionship to person and pet alike, and to create mutual bonds of love and healing.

Boaz, AL

We are a no-kill shelter located in Boaz, Alabama. We actively seek homes for homeless dogs in Marshall County and the surrounding area. We acquire most of our dogs through local animal control departments as they reach the end of their holding period and face euthanasia. We spay/neuter the dogs at our shelter before placing them in their new home.

Bradenton, FL

The Humane Society of Manatee county is committed to leading Manatee County in fostering compassion and respect for animals through care, education, and collaboration.

Fairfax, VA

Pets Bring Joy provides safe harbor for at-risk homeless felines in the Washington D.C. area. We mentor/collaborate with grass-roots rescues/individuals to leverage their good works, providing them with a formal pathway for getting their cats adopted. We promote collaboration within the rescue community so that our combined efforts achieve greater outcomes than any one of us might attain on our own.

Pie Town, NM

To alleviate animal suffering by providing sanctuary from abuse,neglect and homelessness. To end the killing of healthy animals as a method of pop- ulation control. To teach that animals are intrinsically valuable, worthy of respect, compassion and care.